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Re:LA Is Trying to Fix Its Prostitution Problem by Banning R... by rv-de on Sunday November 04, 2018 @07:13AM (#18375510)
I'm from Germany. Maybe that is why I don't get it.

Does "banning right turns at night" mean that it is banned to take a right turn at night? As in not being allowed to enter a crossing street in the right direction?

ELI5, please. Thank you.

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Re:LA Is Trying to Fix Its Prostitution Problem by Banning R... by amargherio on Sunday November 04, 2018 @12:03PM (#18376795)
That's correct. The intent of the law is to forbid making right turns from certain streets within a certain time frame. In this case, making a right turn off of this street in question from midnight to 7 AM is illegal and considered a traffic violation.
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Re:LA Is Trying to Fix Its Prostitution Problem by Banning R... by kgwgk on Sunday November 04, 2018 @07:30AM (#18375559)
What is it that you don't get?

From the article: "The idea was to discourage people from picking up a prostitute and pulling into a residential neighborhood to transact business."

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Re:LA Is Trying to Fix Its Prostitution Problem by Banning R... by taejo on Sunday November 04, 2018 @11:27AM (#18376619)
Yes, it means exactly that.
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Re:LA Is Trying to Fix Its Prostitution Problem by Banning R... by rv-de on Sunday November 04, 2018 @11:38AM (#18376666)
Okay, thanks, I thought I might be crazy.
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